School Discourse 2

After visiting Mr Steve, Eoulapa and Aufisü were heading for the bus stop.

Eoulapa: "As I was saying, discourse will be of paramount importance if the principal seeks support from students."

Aufisü: "And do you think it's going well so far?"

Eoulapa: "Well, not quite. As I've said, many schoolmates still ascribe the departures of many teachers to the principal. Like our maths teacher last year. He left all of a sudden, and he reacted positively to the principal's scandalous leaks. Though my friend has told me that the principal has clarified to a group of F3 students, that the teacher's departure was not due to him, the doubts persist because, first of all, only that very group of F3 students has been told this and no one else knows. Second, what about the other teachers? I believe if the principal is to put forth his plan and uphold discourse, he should be the first one to step up and clarify for everything. Or else, he's contradicting himself, which I wish badly not to see."

Aufisü: "And even if the principal does clarify, some more cynical schoolmates might hang on to their beliefs. Will the universal value, as you put it, of discourse really make up for this?"

Eoulapa: "This is exactly the crux of many social phenomena, where the government tries to tackle mistrust, but ends up aggravating it by leaving it unresolved for too long. The principal must avoid this and act promptly, but these doubts become stigmatised into the minds of students. Besides, all social remedies ultimately rely on cooperation, which is founded on trust. This applies to the school's case as well. So basically, the tardy resolution of scandals, rumours, and discontent will not only result in mistrust, but also disabled cooperation within the school."

Aufisü: "Thus the principal has to not contradict himself and proactively discourse."

Eoulapa: "Exactly. Oh, real quick I wanna tell you something. I told you that the principal perhaps can see our Instagram posts right? I've heard that the principal deems us malicious. He thinks that we think we are smart, but in reality he 'knows everything'. I hope that's not the real case. I mean, our accounts aim to pronounce our views and encourage discourse, so I have no idea why the principal sees our attempts as malevolent... Unless he is hiding something, in which case he shall no longer merit our support... But let's see his speech at the Opening Ceremony as a new beginning, regardless of everything."

Aufisü stayed silent.

And Aufisü's bus arrived.

~Written 23/10/23 17:42 at McDonald's.